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CHEMICAL BONDING - SHEET: 5 & 6
LEVEL - 1
1. On the basis of VSEPR theory. Complete the following table.
Molecule Bond Pair Lone Pair Geometry Shape

Molecules are given as follows:—

1. BeH2 11. ICl 2 21. ClF3 31. XeOF4 41. SiF4
 
2. BeF2 12. I 3 22. IF4 32. XeF4 42. CCl 4
3. XeF6 13. XeO 3 F2 23. TeCl 4 33. ICl 4 43. SiH4

4. IF7 14. PCl 5 24. SCl 4 34. ClO 2 44. NH 4
5. NO 2 15. PF5 25. SF4 35. NH 2 45. PCl 4
6. BF3 16. AsF5 26. TeF6 36. OF2 46. NH 3
7. AlCl 3 17. SbCl 5 27. SF6 37. SCl 2 47. PCl 3
8. SO2 18. XeF2 28. ICl 5 38. H2 S 48. PH3
9. BCl 3 19. IF3 29. BrF5 39. H2 O 49. AsH3
10. BF3 20. ICl 3 30. IF5 40. H 3 O 50. ClO 3

2. Two different bond lengths are observed in PF5 molecule but only one bond length is observed in SF6. Explain.
2–
3. What is the geometry of [SbCl5] ?
2–
4. Discuss the geometry of [BeF4] ion.

5. Using VSEPR theory, identify the type of hybridisation and draw the structure of OF2. What are the oxidation
state of O and F?

6. Using VSEPR theory, draw the shape of PCl5 and BrF5.

7. Write the geometry of XeF4 and OSF4 using VSEPR theory and clearly indicate the position of lone pair of
electrons and hybridisation of central atom.
8. Which of the following molecules has trigonal planar geometry ?
(A) BF3 (B) NH 3 (C) PCl3 (D) IF3

9. In which of the following pairs, the two species are iso structural ?
(A) SF4 and XeF4 (B) SO3 2  and NO3  (C) BF3 and NF3 (D) BrO3  and XeO3

10. The number of lone pairs on Xe in XeF2 , XeF4 and XeF6 respectively are
(A) 3, 2,1 (B) 2, 4, 6 (C) 1, 2, 3 (D) 6, 4, 2

LEVEL - 2
11. Pairs of species having identical shapes for molecules is
(A) BF3 , PCl3 (B) PF5 , IF5 (C) CF4 , SF4 (D) XeF2 , CO2

12. Shape and hybridization of IF3 respectively are

(A) Sea-saw, sp 3 d (B) T-shaped, sp 3 d
(C) Square pyramidal sp 3 d 2 (D) Pentagonal pyramidal, sp 3 d 3

13. Which of the following is isoelectronic as well as isostructural with N2O?

(A) N3H (B) H2O (C) NO2 (D) CO2
14. The shapes of PC14+.PC14- and AsCl5 are respectively
(A) square planar, tetrahedral and see-saw
(B) tetrahedral, see-saw and trigonal bipyramidal

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(C) tetrahedral, square planar and pentagonal bipyramidal
(D) trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and square pyramidal

15. The I3 ion has

(A) five equatorial lone pairs on the central I atoms and two axial bonding pairs in a trigonal bipyramidal
arrangement
(B) five equatorial lone pairs on the central 1 atom and two axial bonding pairs in a pentagonal bipyramidal
arrangement
(C) three equatorial lone pairs on the central I atom and two axial bonding pairs in a trigonal bipyramidal
arrangement
(D) two equatorial lone pairs on the central I atom and three axial bonding pairs in a trigonal bipyram idal
arrangement.
16. In a regular octahedral molecule, MX6 the number of X – M – X bonds at 180° is:
(A) three (B) two (C) six (D) four

17. Which of the following shows iso-structrual species?

(A) NH4+ and NH2– (B) C H3– and CH3+ (C) SO42– , PO43– & [B F4– ] (D)NH4+ & NH3

18. Molecular shapes of SF4, CF4 and XeF4 are

(A) the same, with 2, 0 and 1 lone pairs of electron respectively
(B)the same, with 1, 1 and 2 lone pairs of electron respectively
(C)different, with 0, 1 and 2 lone pairs of electron respectively
(D) different, with 1, 0 and 2 lone pairs of electron respectively
19. CO2 is isostructural with
(A) HgCl2 (B) SnCl2 (C) C2H2 (D) NO2
20. Pick out the isoelectronic structures from the following
I. CH 3 II. H3O+ III. NH3 IV. CH 3
(A) I and II (B) III and IV (C) l and III (D) II, III and IV

21. Which of the following is the correct order for increasing bond angle?
(a) NH3  PH3  AsH3  SbH3 (b) H2O  OF2  Cl2O
(c) H3Te+  H3Se+  H3S+  H3O+ (d) BF3  BCl3  BBr3  BI3

22. In which of the following species bond angel with respect to central, atom is found to be greater than 109° 28
(a) SO42– (b) BF4–
(c) XeO3 (d) (C2H5)2O

23. Specify the coordination geometry around and hybridization of N and B atoms in a 1:1 complex of BF3 and
NH 3 .
(A) N : tetrahedral, sp 3 ; B : tetrahedral, sp 3 (B) N : pyramidal, sp 3 ; B : pyramidal, sp 3
(C) N : pyramidal, sp 3 ; B : planar, sp 2 (D) N : pyramidal, sp 3 ; B : tetrahedral, sp 3

24. Select the correct statements:

(a) the combination of s-orbital and p-orbital, with the increase of p-character, the bond angle decreases
(b) H — C ˆ — H bond angle  H — C ˆ — F bond angle in CH3F molecule
ˆ ˆ
(c) F — C — F bond angle  H — C — F bond angle in CHF3 molecule
(d) All are correct statement
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ANSWERS
CHEMICAL BONDING – SHEET – 5 & 6
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2. Trigonal bipyramidal structures (In PF5, P has sp d-hybridisation) have two different type of bonding two are
axial 90° away from a plane and three are equatorial in the plane. The equatorial bond are 120° away from
each other. Since the bonding is different, the bond lengths are not expected to be the exactly same. In SF6,
3 2
S-atom has sp d -hybridisation showing octahedral arrangement with each bond angle at 90° to othe rand
thus bond lengths are same.
2– 3 2
3. Sb in [SbCl5] have sp d -hybridisation with square pyramidal geometry.
Cl
Cl Cl
Sb
Cl Cl
2– 3
4. In [BeF4] , Be is sp -hybridised. It is a tetrahedral species.

1s 2s 2p

Be =

F F F F
3
5. The structure of OF2 (similar to H2O) involves sp -hybridization on O-atom having V-shape.
O

F F
Oxidation number of oxygen = +2
Oxidation number of fluorine = –1
3
6. PCl5 : sp d-hybridisation having trigonal bipyrmid shape.
Lone pair
F F

Cl Cl

Cl P Br

Cl Cl

F F

F
3 2
BrF5 : sp d – hybridisation having distorted octahedral shape with one position occupied by lone pair (or
square pyramidal).
7. In XeF4, Xe-atom shows sp3d2-hybridisation leading to octahedral structure with two positions occupied by
lone pair giving rise to square planar shape.
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In OSF4, S-atom shows sp d-hybridisation leading to trigonal bipyramidal geometry but distorted due to S = O
bond. The F-atom are at axial and equatorial positions where as O being less electronegative occupies one of
the three equatorial positions.

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F F

F F

Xe F S

F O

F F

8. A
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. C
18. D
19. A, C
20. B, D
21. C
22. D
23. A
24. A, B
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